Water-fountain.



H. S. EAIRGHILD. WATER FOUNTAIN.

v APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1911. lgf, y Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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ll` S. FAIRGHILD.

WATER FOUNTAIN;

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Patented 2491.2

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?! 11 vento@ Cllfozncv) H. S. FAIRCHILD.

WATER FOUNTAIN.

APPLIOATION FILED A1 11.1.1911.

1.085780. Patented Aug. 13,1912.

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e uniform water pressure can be' obtained at 'UNITED lSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT S. FAIRCHILD, OIF EL'LSWORTH, KANSAS;

WATER-QUNTAIN.

T o alt whom, it may concern 4'Be it known that I, HERBERT S.l FAIR? tains, of which the following is a specifica-- tion.

The invention relates to water tanks, and

more'particularly to the class of drinking fountains. The primary object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character` which is reliable and etlicient in use,rof coinp'aratfively simple and inexpensivefconstruction,. and so designed that a substantially the Vnozzle or drinking cup thereof, so that the device is especially useful in such places as public buildingsj-in small towns, passen-` ger coaches, parks, andthe like, where drinking cups-aredispensed with.

` Another object of the qinvention is'the provision of an apparatus of this character in which the tank' thereof is of novel character, having a. feeding chamber, wherein a uniform level of water is attained, so that water will feed to the nozzle at-a constant hea'd, theparts of the apparatus beingl Vreadily removable, thereby enabling cleaning, repairing, renewal of the parts, and in spection thereof, thus assuring sanitary conditions at all times.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus in which the water delivery current is automaticallyl controlled, thus assuring a uniform level of" water and a uniform pressure of the same in the nozzle accessible tothe public.

With these and other objects in view, t-he invention consists in the construction, com

bination and arrangement lof parts, aswill be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a vertical I f central longitudinal sectional view of anap-` paratus and the drinking cup nozzle 'attached, the same being constructed in accordance with theinvention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.q

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 Fig. 4.- is a fragmentary top 'plan view offthe cup-like nozzle. Fig. 5 1s a sectional view on the line 5- 5 of Fig. 1L

elevation thereof.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragn'ientary vertical sectional view through the tank and Athe 4float `chamber therein, showing in detail; the Fig. 7 1s a. Fig. 8 is al side connection between the saine. top plan 'view of-the valve.

specification' of tette'rsratent. Patented Aug. 13,1912. Application led April 1, 1911.' Serial No.l 618,292. i

Similar'reference characters 'indicate' cor- :responding parts throughout the several "iews of the drawings. l Referring to the drawings by numerals,

10 designates the main tank orl reservoir,A

which is adapted to contain ice-cold water, the same beingclosed at its top by a lremovable cove'r 11, the latter being provided with-a central"v hand knob 12 -in the ordinary manner, .and its cover is adapted to form an air-tight closure for the tank or reservoir .w1ien.tl iereon. The bottom'12 of the tank 'or' reservoir -is spaced 'a suitable distance from its base rim 13, which latter is adapted holding the tank or reservoir.

Located 'within the tank or reservoir 10 a-nd rising from the bottom. thereof is a ervoir 10, so as to provide a water space 15 therebetween, .the'wall 14, at its bottoni edge, being outturned t-o forni a ring-like flange 16, the same being. adapted to rest upon a .resilient gasket 17 superimposed upon a bearing ring l'mounted upon the bottom 12 'of vthe tank or reservoir 1 0, bolt-members 1t) being passed through the bearing ringr 1S, gasket 17 and ring-like tlange-16,'thus securing the same together and forming a water-tight joint. therebetween.

.Formed near the upper edge of the annulai wall l-l is an internal annular bearing shoulder 20, upon which rests u detachable or removable cover plate or disk 21, the. under face thereof being foi-ined Awith depending radially extending reinforcing webs or ribs 22, while upon the upper face thereof, at its outer peripheral edge, are formed spaced wedge projections 23, the latter be ing adapted foi locking engagement with ini turned lips 24 formed atintervals through- 'out the upper edge 'of the annular wall 14,

although on slight turniiig-niovement of the.

" to rest upon a shelf or other support for A fluid-tight joint between the wall 14 and the disk 2l 'of the feeding chamber,

Formed centrally on the bottom 12 of the tank` or reservoir 10 is a depending cup-like Atrap 26, the same having communication j for a hollow tioat body :29 arranged within the feeding chamber, the jfloat body 29- be- .in'g preferably, circular in diameter, and is .formed with a ,central guide tube .30,1fthe y latter surrounding the -delivery tube ,28l and being slidably engaged' therewith, whereby the oat body,l 29, whenrising andffalling within the-'feeding hhamber, will be guided inl its movementstherein. x I

Closing the up vei'ien'd of" the guide-.tube- 30 of the ioat bodJ'y'29'is a valve rest cap 31, thesame being detachably threadedin'the A' guide tiibe".30,and isjormed in' its upper 25` a ce with a ,centralindentation 32, receiving ak correspondingly shaped projection 33 formed centrally on the' bottom of' the disk- "like valve 34, the Alatter beingadapted -to rest upon said-ca 31 and to rise a'nd fall with the ioat bo y"29," -Formed centrally lin the'plate or disk 21- is an inlet port 35,

u. the latteabeing surrounded' by a valve seat..

36 with which contacts the valve 34 onthe' ioat body`29`, rising within theA feeding chamber. in the tank orlreservoir'lO then- :the float body 29 lowers within the feeding ervoir.

chamber 'the valve 34 reeedes from the'valve seat 36, thereby opening the portl 35 in the plate 21, so that water fromthelt-ank or reservoir 10 will enter .theffeeding chamber.

'Rising from the-valve 34' are crossing guide wings 37 which engage in the port 35,

so as to hold the valve 34 centered and to .enable the proper seating thereof on 'the 45 valve seat 36 when the float -rises within the" feeding chamber in the tank or reservoir.

Rising in the space 15 ,between the tank or reservoir 10 and the-feeding chamber is an air outlet tube 38, the inner end of which passes into and eommunicates'with the in-l terior of the feeding chamber, while the outer end of this tube 38 passes through the bottom '12 of4 the tank or vreservoir 10. Thus, the air resent above the water level -within the fee ing chamber will -be emitted therefrom and exteriorly ofthe tank or res- Mounted on theouter end of the outlet tube or pipe 28 is an elbow 39, to which is connected a horizontal discharge Atube or pipe 40, the latter being also passed through the base'rim'13'ofthe tank or reservoii" 10 to the exteriorof .the latter.

Onthe; outerl free endof the discharge tube? or4 pipe 40fis mounted -a cup-shapedv drinking nozzle 41, inthe bottom of which is formed a circular-shaped, cavity 42, the

. same being in' alinement withfthedischarge tube or pipe 40, andis diyidedl into inner and .outer 'cells 43 and- 44, respectively, 1 by means of. a .perforatedvalveseat 45, `the perforation inthe seat"'45. being normally closed by means ofa resilient valve .46 tix'edj on the inner endofa push-rod oripluri er 47 passed centrally; Ithrough the' perforation in the'. valve seat-,and the'-eell- '44`,"and. also through a screw cap 48 closingth'e outer end of the cavity. in the Vbottoniotftlie' lfnozzle. :This 'cap 48- is provided `witha packing gland .49, surrounding-the I`) l11l 1ge1;47,l thus preventing. 'leakage .of water from. the {cell j 44 exteriorly of the cu .e about thesaid plunger 47. This plunger.47 at it-souterLend,

carries a pushhbutton 50,fso' that onj'pressing- 1 be uxiseated, thereby establishing communi-y inwardlyupon'the latte'r, the valve46 may;

cation between the'. cells 43'and 44, so that water from the discharge pipe 40 may'enter4 l the. cell 44, and -thenceenter the nozzle, in a manner as'liereinifter more fully described. .Y Detachably threaded centrally in thebot.-

tom 4of the cup-likern'ozzle 41- is a vertical."

nipple 51, the latter leading from the cell 44 into the cup-like nozzle, sothat-waterfrom -the disch-arge .pipe 40' may 1 enterv the said nozzle for'the filling thereof, when thevalve 46 has been unseated, as hereinbefore de'4 scribed. Also formed. in thebottom of the cup-like nozzle 41, spaced from andconcen-A trically about thecavity therein, is a down.

wardly arched drain passage 52, the same opening .into the nozzle-41*- atlopp'osi'te sides of. the nipple 51, and incommunication with this passage 52, and extending outwardly fromthe bottom of the nozzle 41 is a drainpipe` 53, whereby the water' contained within the nozzle 41 may be drained'therefrom.

The delivery pipe 30vis vformed with au inlet port 54, establishing communication between it antl the trap 26, sothat water. in

the latter will freely'tlo'w into thedeliverylpipei30, t-hencetlirough the Vdischargepipe 40, and from the same into .the drinking nozzle, as hereinbetore explained. It is of course to be understood that ice is placed upon the plate 2l within the tanker reset.

Voir 10 for the cooling of the water held therein prior to its' delivery.into'the *feeding chamber within said tank Vor'rcservoir,l the'delivery of the water being controlled by the valve'v34, which is 'also controlled. automatical'ly by the rise an'd fall of the' float body 291m the feeding chamber. i

-lVhen the valve 46 in the cup-like .nozzle 41 is opened, the water flows from the 4feeding chamber within the tank orreservoir 10 tothe said nozzle',,and as the. water lowersin the feeding Achamber, the float body 29 drops and causes the valve 34j to open,

-t-hatwater from the' tank :or reservoir will enter the' said feedingchamber through the the water therein is'restored, the. floatbody portthereby immediately replenishi'ng the feeding chamber, and when the level of 29 -will cause the valve 34 to close. Since the feedmg chamber in the tank or reservoir 10 is surrounded by ice cold water, vit is obvious that. the water-*in said chamber will Aalways be cool for`drinking.- It isfclearly vobvious that the apparatus may be readily 1o cleaned -forsanitary purposes, and is also capable of-being inspected, repa1red,l'or the l renewal of the parts can be readily made.

, From ,the foregoing description, taken in j connection with 4the accompanying- 'draw'A ings, the advantages of construction and 'method of operation will be readily apl parent to those skilled in the art to which th'e invention' relates, and' while the priniplefof operation of the invention is described in detail, together with the appara-v -tus which -is now considered to bezthe best embodiment thereof, .iti' is t'o be. understood,

however,- that thel apparatus shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes, vari'ations and modifications may be made, when desired, as come properlywithin the 'scope 'of thel appended claims.

' ,What isolaimed is: A Y

v1. In a drlnking fount, the combination with a tank, of .a'flange formed interiorly' of 'the said tank, a feeding chamber arranged Within thetank and having an 'eX-.

ternal flangeV superposed above the internal. flange on 'the tank, a packing ring inter. posed between the said flanges, boltI members' engaged in the flanges andthe packing ring for fastening the feeding chamber interior-ly of the.tank, a top plate on the feeding cham: ber -and having a central opening, a pipe passed through the bottom of the feeding chamber 1n alinement with thc opening in its top'and having its upper end terminat-4 ing short of the said top, a float within' said feeding 'chamber 4and loosely surrounding the pipe, the said pipe being openings communicating with the feeding i" j chamber in a plane belowl the bottom there- 'posed betwe bers engaged" 1n the anges and the 'packing .anda

provided withof, a rest cap mounted i' centrallygon the float anda valve superimposed on the cap and adapted to close t-he opening in the top f the chamber on the 'rise of the float. 'In a drinking fountLthe 'combination 1th'l -a tank,` of afla'nge formed interiorly Aof the said tank, `a feeding chamber a'r-l 'i ranged within t-heitank and having an, eX-

ternal flange -superfposed above the internal flangefon tl tank, apackinglring inter- 'the said flanges, boltmem-l ring 'for fastening the feeding 'chamber interiorly of the tank a top plate on the feeding chamber and havmg acentral open1ng,a

pipe passed' ,through the bottom. of the feedi mg chamber .in alinem ent. with the opening in its top and having its upper end terminating short of the said top, a float with. in saidfeeding chamber and looselyr sur rounding the pipe, the. said pipe being provided with openings communicating with -the feeding chamber Vin a'-plane below the bottom thereof, a vrest c'ap mounted centrally on the'ifloat, a valve superimposed on Athe top of the chamber on the rise of the float,

drinking .cup connected with. said 3. A drinking fount, comprising a tank` \c ap and adapted to close the opening in the having' an inturned annular :flange n ear its base, a cylinderarranged -interiorl of the tank and having a flange adapte to rest upon the flange'on the tank, a packing 1n-` terpose'd between said flanges, means fastening the flanges together, :1n-outlet conduitl leading from the cylinder, a float arranged 'within the' cylinder, a centrally perforated top on the cyllnder, and means carried by the float an'd adapted to close the perforation in the top on the rise of sald float.

In testimony whereof I aix :my signature 

